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"Breakfast" is a noun which is often translated as "el desayuno", and "supper" is a noun which is often translated as "la cena". Learn more about the difference between "breakfast" and "supper" below.
breakfast(
brehk
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fihst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el desayuno (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Many say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.Muchos dicen que el desayuno es la comida más importante del día.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. desayunar
Don't forget to breakfast before the trip.Que no se te olvide desayunar antes del viaje.
supper(
suh
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puhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la comida (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Cristina invited her friends over to her house for supper on Friday night.Cristina invitó a sus amigos a una comida en su casa la noche del viernes.
c. el refrigerio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Patty's typical supper is a bowl of cereal.El refrigerio típico de Patty es un bol de cereal.
